My Bicycle has been eaten!

El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

[1] http://www.dahon.com/us/accessories/luggage/elbolso.htm.
[3] http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/sets/72157619857116687/.
[3] Felines not included.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

[1] http://www.dahon.com/us/accessories/luggage/elbolso.htm.
[3] http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/sets/72157619857116687/.
[3] Felines not included.

You realize the Dahon is a gateway to other upright bikes, right? Next
you'll justify a long-travel FS MTB, maybe add a cruiser BMX "just for
fun at the BMX track," and from there it's a short step to owning a
fixed gear.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

[1] http://www.dahon.com/us/accessories/luggage/elbolso.htm.
[3] http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/sets/72157619857116687/.
[3] Felines not included.

You realize the Dahon is a gateway to other upright bikes, right? Next
you'll justify a long-travel FS MTB,

I live in Iowa, so my inexpensive 1999 Trek 6000 hardtail is adequate
for anything I will likely encounter.

Now an inexpensive aluminium alloy frame rigid MTB with fender and rack
mounts would be tempting as a winter urban bicycle - however a CF from
RANS could do the same with more comfort (and much more cost).

maybe add a cruiser BMX "just for fun at the BMX track,"

Not at my level of bike handling skills.

and from there it's a short step to owning a fixed gear.

I would likely have Chalo level success riding a fixie, considering I
insist on being clipped in before starting while riding stoker on a tandem.

Now this may be in my futu http://www.greenspeed.com.au/Glyde.htm.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

[1] http://www.dahon.com/us/accessories/luggage/elbolso.htm.
[3] http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/sets/72157619857116687/.
[3] Felines not included.

You realize the Dahon is a gateway to other upright bikes, right? Next
you'll justify a long-travel FS MTB,

I live in Iowa, so my inexpensive 1999 Trek 6000 hardtail is adequate
for anything I will likely encounter.

Now an inexpensive aluminium alloy frame rigid MTB with fender and rack
mounts would be tempting as a winter urban bicycle - however a CF from
RANS could do the same with more comfort (and much more cost).

maybe add a cruiser BMX "just for fun at the BMX track,"

Not at my level of bike handling skills.

and from there it's a short step to owning a fixed gear.

I would likely have Chalo level success riding a fixie, considering I
insist on being clipped in before starting while riding stoker on a tandem.

Now this may be in my futu http://www.greenspeed.com.au/Glyde.htm.

That would be recidivism.

In all seriousness, and $9000 price tags aside, fully faired HPVs have
been bubbling in my mind for a while, but I really keenly believe the
sweet spot for this concept is electric-assist.

First, if you're talking about a $9000 vehicle already, a few thousand
dollars worth of electric drivetrain starts to look like a rounding
error.

Second, the joy of 30+ mph cruising speeds in these bikes on the flats
must be painfully mitigated by the 4 mph climbing speeds on moderate
hills. That's the place where using a bunch of electricity to turn you
into Momentary Miguel Indurain would be a reasonable choice.

The result would be somewhere in the territory of a scooter for raw
speed and travel times, but using a happy mix of leg power and
electricity.

Of course, you know, scooters don't cost $9000, though. Not even
electric ones.

It's really

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

In article
],
Ryan Cousineau wrote:

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

[1] http://www.dahon.com/us/accessories/luggage/elbolso.htm.
[3] http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/sets/72157619857116687/.
[3] Felines not included.

You realize the Dahon is a gateway to other upright bikes, right? Next
you'll justify a long-travel FS MTB,

I live in Iowa, so my inexpensive 1999 Trek 6000 hardtail is adequate
for anything I will likely encounter.

Now an inexpensive aluminium alloy frame rigid MTB with fender and rack
mounts would be tempting as a winter urban bicycle - however a CF from
RANS could do the same with more comfort (and much more cost).

maybe add a cruiser BMX "just for fun at the BMX track,"

Not at my level of bike handling skills.

and from there it's a short step to owning a fixed gear.

I would likely have Chalo level success riding a fixie, considering I
insist on being clipped in before starting while riding stoker on a tandem.

Now this may be in my futu http://www.greenspeed.com.au/Glyde.htm.

That would be recidivism.

In all seriousness, and $9000 price tags aside, fully faired HPVs have
been bubbling in my mind for a while, but I really keenly believe the
sweet spot for this concept is electric-assist.

First, if you're talking about a $9000 vehicle already, a few thousand
dollars worth of electric drivetrain starts to look like a rounding
error.

Second, the joy of 30+ mph cruising speeds in these bikes on the flats
must be painfully mitigated by the 4 mph climbing speeds on moderate
hills. That's the place where using a bunch of electricity to turn you
into Momentary Miguel Indurain would be a reasonable choice.

The result would be somewhere in the territory of a scooter for raw
speed and travel times, but using a happy mix of leg power and
electricity.

Of course, you know, scooters don't cost $9000, though. Not even
electric ones.

It's really

When I think of haemorrhaging $9000, I think wine cellar.

--
Michael Press

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Michael Press wrote:

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],
Ryan Cousineau wrote:

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

[1] http://www.dahon.com/us/accessories/luggage/elbolso.htm.
[3]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/sets/72157619857116687/.
[3] Felines not included.

You realize the Dahon is a gateway to other upright bikes, right? Next
you'll justify a long-travel FS MTB,

Now this may be in my futu http://www.greenspeed.com.au/Glyde.htm.

That would be recidivism.

In all seriousness, and $9000 price tags aside, fully faired HPVs have
been bubbling in my mind for a while, but I really keenly believe the
sweet spot for this concept is electric-assist.

When I think of haemorrhaging $9000, I think wine cellar.

I endorse this tendency.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° writes:
El Bolso [1] ate [2][3] my Curve!

Good for you.

It's time to stick a finger down a throat.


cheers, & Gaaakkkk,
Tom

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